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Viewers...
This command is used to create and maintain the viewer
extension file, which associates different viewers with file
extensions. This feature allows you to use different viewers
to view files with different extensions.
Lines in the VCVIEW.EXT file consists of the extensions, and
the commands to view files with that extension (usually
these commands are viewers):
+---- Extension
| +--- Insert file name and extension
. .
dbf: dbview.exe !.!
@ cls
+---------+
Commands
tells the Commander to run Data Base viewer when you press
F3 on a file that ends in .dbf (such as "somename.dbf"), and
then to clear the screen.
A comment line must contain symbol ' in first column.
You can type symbol @ before any DOS command to cancel
output of the prompt and the command line.
Here are all the ! arguments that you can use in commands:
Argument What Example
-------- --------------------------- ------------
!.! File name with the extension filename.ext
! File name, without extension filename
!: The current drive letter A:
!\ The current page \PATH
!! Insert the `!' character !
Notes:
. You can use ":" to match any file without an
extension.
. You can use DOS wildcard characters. So, for example,
"*:" will match any extension.
. There are two types of viewer extension file: Main
and Local. The main extension file is stored in the
same directory as the Commander (or the directory
given by the VC environment variable). The local
extension file is an extension file in the current
directory. This allows you to have a number of
extension files in different directories.
. There is an alternative format to load standard
viewers. The extension file item must consist of
the extension and the viewer's name with extension.
You should not use symbol @ and the ! arguments.
Point the drive letter and the path if the viewer
locates in a different drive or directory. For
example
dbf: c:\progs\dbview.exe
. Press Alt+F3 to use the built-in viewer.
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